Teacher Training
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Aspects of American Culture 2015
Organized by:
U.S. Embassy Berlin
Muhlenberg Center for American Studies (MCAS)
Thüringer Institut für Lehrerfortbildung, Lehrplanentwicklung und Medien (Thillm)
Landesinstitut für Schulqualität und Lehrerbildung Sachsen-Anhalt
Sponsored by:
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Program
| Friday, March 20 | 10:00 |
Welcome and IntroductionDr. Helga Hämmerling, Thillm Bad Berka |
| 10:30 – 11:15 |
“American Reality Television”Dr. Verena Laschinger (Universität Erfurt) |
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| 11:15 – 12:00 |
“Young Adult Literature”David R. Ewens (MLU Halle) |
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| 12:00 – 12:45 |
“AMERICAN YODAS: Behind the Representations of Teaching and Learning in U.S. film, news and social media”Dr. Alan Taylor (Freie Universität Berlin) |
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| 12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 |
“The Teaching America Portal: Enriching the English Classroom”Anne Grob (Universität Leipzig) |
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| 14:30 – 15:30 |
Conversation sessions (small groups with lecturers)
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| 15:30 – 16:30 |
Coffee break |
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| 16:30 – 18:00 |
Tour of town |
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| 19:00 | Dinner | |
| Saturday, March 21 | 09:00 – 10:30 |
Workshop I: “Dance Movies in the EFL Classroom”Dr. Carsten Albers (MLU Halle) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Workshop II: “Baseballs and Teeter-totters – good communication is child’s play.”Michelle Sudbrock (Wittenberg) |
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| 12:30 – 13:30 |
Final feedback
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| 13:30 | Lunch, departures |
Venue
Venue: Aspects of American Culture 2015
FAIR RESORT JENA
Ilmnitzer Landstraße 3
07751 Jena
Tel: 03641/7676
e-mail: info@fairresort.de
Contact
Christin Reimann
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Adam-Kuckhoff-Straße 35
06108 Halle (Saale)
GERMANY
Tel. : +49-(0)345-55-23549
E-Mail: christin.reimann@amerikanistik.uni-halle.de